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Reminiscing memories of putting the Kandy Lake in order-by L.B Senarathne Source:Dailymirror The Kandy Lake was created with the tears and sweat of the Kandyan Peasants and it amounted to forced labour. Nearly 2000-3000 workers were employed for this task, according to John D’Oyly’s book (page 123). Men and women worked at the site. King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe ordered nearly 60 members of the Maha Sangha who protested against this to be bound and burnt. But Adikaram Meegastenne intervened and they were freed. The artificer Devendra Mulachari, the creator of the lake, committed suicide in the very lake he created for the King. The original idea to build the lake came to the King while walking with Devendra on Maha Maluwa. The idea was to build a lake near the Bogambara Wewa; and in front of the Palace (Maligawa). Devendra Mulachari said that it could be done by making a ...

Oct 24, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, General Anuruddha Ratwatte, Irrigation Department, Kandy Lake

Serenity with Cliff Richard’s Song by Minneriya Tank-by Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha Source: Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha, …. whose orginal title reads “Twilight Reflections 19-A Summer Holiday” We’re all going on a summer holiday No more working for a week or two….” -from a popular song of the sixties by Cliff Richard Isn’t it amazing how hearing a few bars of a song can suddenly trigger the flooding back of a host of memories? A Serene Scene … Just the Scenario for “A Summer Holiday” wuth Cliff Richard I was having dinner at a restaurant with my wife the other day – it was one of those quiet uncrowded restaurants where they have soft music playing in the background. The music is soft enough not to disturb one’s conversation, but just loud enough so that you are aware of the melody being played in the background. We had just given our order and ...

Aug 9, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha, Irrigation Department, Summer Holiday

The dam that nurtures Uda Walawe-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE Water of the reservoir seen from the Gonawiddagala circuit bungalow of the Park Source:Sundayobserver The sprawling Uda Walawe reservoir of Embilipitiya is one of the largest irrigation schemes in the South-Central area of the island. The Walawe basin nestling in parts of the Ratnapura, Hambantota and Moneragala districts is adorned with many tourist attractions. Among them, the most popular attractions are the Uda Walawe reservoir and its adjoining Udawalawe National Park. Having crossed over this reservoir embankment on many occasions during my visits to Southern and Eastern destinations, I take a peek into this magnificent work of irrigation engineers of years gone by. It was a great moment in the history of the irrigation sector in then Ceylon in the latter part of 1950, when former Prime Minister, the late Sir John Kotelawala inaugurated work on the Walawe Ganga reservoir scheme, ...

Jan 8, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Belihuloya Rest House, Irrigation Department, Udawalawe National Park